82                                Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 67

CHAPTER 67
(Senate Bill 90)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, sub-sections (o)
and (p) (6) of Section 40 of Article 10 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Attorneys at Law and Attorneys
in Fact", sub-title "State's Attorney", authorizing the appointment
of a Deputy State's Attorney in Frederick County and relating
generally to the personnel in and the operations of the State's
Attorney's office of Frederick County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That sub-sections (o) and (p) (6) of Section 40 of Article 10 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Attorneys at Law
and Attorneys in Fact", sub-title "State's Attorney", be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

40.

(o) Frederick County.—The State's Attorney of Frederick County
shall receive an annual salary of $5,000. Subject to the approval of
the resident Judge of the Circuit Court of Frederick County, the
State's Attorney is authorized to appoint a member of the Bar of
Frederick County as Deputy State's Attorney. TO SERVE AT THE
PLEASURE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY. The Deputy State's
Attorney shall receive an annual salary of $3,600.00. Under the
direction of the State's Attorney the Deputy State's Attorney shall
present cases to the grand jury of Frederick County and perform
such other acts and duties in relation to the grand jury and in the
operation of the office as are necessary and proper.

(p)

(6) [The State's Attorney of Frederick County shall receive
$1,000.] The County Commissioners of Frederick County shall pro-
vide an office in the Court House for the State's Attorney. and his
staff and pay the expenses thereof, including general operating
expenses and the cost of equipment. THEY SHALL PAY THE
EXPENSES OF SAID OFFICE INCLUDING GENERAL OPER-
ATING EXPENSES, COST OF EQUIPMENT, AND THE REA-
SONABLE SALARY OF A STENOGRAPHER TO BE AP-
POINTED BY THE STATE'S ATTORNEY.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and having been
passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of the mem-
bers elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 2, 1959.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.